Renting in Stockton-on-Tees

Average Rent in Stockton-on-Tees

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The average rent in Stockton-on-Tees is £700/mo, with 1,498 live listings across 6 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Stockton-on-Tees rental appears.

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Renting in Stockton-on-Tees

What it costs to rent in Stockton-on-Tees

Stockton-on-Tees currently has 1,498 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £700 a month. 78 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 75% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is TS26 at around £468/mo, while TS22 sits nearer £1,295/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Stockton-on-Tees rental market at a glance

1,498

Active rentals in Stockton-on-Tees

£700/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Stockton-on-Tees

Median monthly rent, based on 1,498 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£525/mo	228
2 bed	£695/mo	375
3 bed	£800/mo	524
4+ bed	£1,250/mo	247
Room	£450/mo	100

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Stockton-on-Tees rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Stockton-on-Tees. Latest: £732/mo (Mar 26, +5.1% YoY).

Latest

£732

Mar 26

Annual

+5.1%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£550

Apr 21

Total change

+33%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Stockton-on-Tees pay goes on rent?

Renters in Stockton-on-Tees spend an estimated 29% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£732/mo

£8,784/yr

Median pay

£29,877/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

29%

Very affordable — well below the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Stockton-on-Tees

Most Stockton-on-Tees homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 90,280 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.46

≈ Band B–C

Stock

90k

90,280 properties

A
39%34,910
B
19%17,420
C
18%16,690
D
11%10,300
E
7%6,340
F
3%2,940
G
2%1,560
H
0%130

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Stockton-on-Tees

59% of Stockton-on-Tees premises can already get full-fibre and 95% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

59%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

95%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

98%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

481 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
59%
Gigabit-capable
95%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
98%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Stockton-on-Tees), July 2025, covering 89,847 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Stockton-on-Tees homes

47% of Stockton-on-Tees homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

47%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

53%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

77k

77,329 EPCs

A
1%608
B
11%8,757
C
35%27,026
D
40%30,584
E
11%8,496
F
2%1,440
G
1%418

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Stockton-on-Tees. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Stockton-on-Tees

9 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Stockton-on-Tees centroid. The five closest:

1
Mill Lane Primary School
Primary · Community school · TS18 1QX
0.25 mi
2
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Stockton
Primary · Academy converter · TS18 3SY
0.46 mi
3
Bowesfield Primary School
Primary · Community school · TS18 3JB
0.52 mi
4
Oxbridge Lane Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · TS18 4DA
0.59 mi
5
Tilery Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · TS18 2HU
0.68 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Stockton-on-Tees centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Stockton-on-Tees

Flats & apartments

231

22% of listings

Houses

710

67% of listings

Rooms

100

9% of listings

Bungalows

2% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Stockton-on-Tees — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 48% of the 728 houses currently advertised in Stockton-on-Tees.

Terraced
48%347
Semi-detached
27%198
Other house
13%91
Detached
10%74
Bungalow
2%18

Rent by postcode

Where Stockton-on-Tees rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,207 live listings in 36 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Stockton-on-Tees

1TS22£1,295/mo33 rentals
2TS9£1,250/mo4 rentals
3DH1£1,200/mo21 rentals

Cheapest in Stockton-on-Tees

1TS26£468/mo10 rentals
2SR7£500/mo11 rentals
3TS18£525/mo128 rentals

Features · Stockton-on-Tees

Garden, parking, and floor area in Stockton-on-Tees

Live signal across 1,498 Stockton-on-Tees rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

69%

of 407 Stockton-on-Tees listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

70%

of 414 Stockton-on-Tees listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Stockton-on-Tees

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Stockton-on-Tees has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 39 of 39 postcode districts analysed, the median was 254 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Stockton-on-Tees is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

254 crimes per area (median)
39 of 39 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Stockton-on-Tees’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Stockton-on-Tees

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Billingham has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Stockton-on-Tees.

Billingham
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (86) · pop. ~36,000
6.6
per 1k
Thornaby
Higher crime
Most common: Shoplifting (301) · pop. ~25,000
25
per 1k
Yarm
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (20) · pop. ~8,000
9.6
per 1k
Norton
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (90) · pop. ~16,000
22
per 1k
Ingleby Barwick
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (52) · pop. ~20,000
9.2
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Stockton-on-Tees listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Stockton-on-Tees.

OpenRent

550

OnTheMarket

407

PrimeLocation

284

Rightmove

145

SpareRoom

100

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Stockton-on-Tees — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Stockton-on-Tees?

The median rent in Stockton-on-Tees is £700/month based on 1498 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Stockton-on-Tees?

There are currently 1498 rental properties available in Stockton-on-Tees, with 78 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Stockton-on-Tees safe for renters?

Stockton-on-Tees has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 254 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Stockton-on-Tees?

The most commonly reported crime category in Stockton-on-Tees is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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